Question

Calculate the momentum of a 1800 kg elephant charging a hunter at a speed of 7.50 m/s.

Answer 1

The amount of movement, linear momentum, momentum or momentum is a physical quantity derived from a vector type that describes the movement of a body in any mechanical theory. In classical mechanics, the amount of movement is defined as the product of body mass and its velocity at a given time.

p= mv

Where,

m = mass

v = Velocity

Our values are given as,

$m = 1800kg$

$v = 7.5m/s$

Replacing we have that,

$p = (1800)(7.5)$

$p = 13500kg\cdot m/s$

Therefore the momentum is $13500kg\cdot m/s$